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  • Sacred Art

    Instructors at Saraswati River Yoga in New Hope, Pa., meld spiritual pursuits with artistic talent in a yantra painting workshop March 7-9. By: Amy Brummer    In the beginning, there was nothing and everything. According to Indian legend, this moment before time is represented by the bindu, a center of undifferentiated consciousness from which the universe…

  • Arts Council set to unveil revised expansion plans

    A jaw-dropping public unveiling of Michael Graves design predicted. By: Jennifer Potash    The Arts Council of Princeton will reveal its latest expansion plan to the public March 9.    The public is encouraged to view and comment on the plans, said Anne Reeves, director of the Arts Council, at an open house from 3 to 5…

  • Borough bike trails get boost from DOT

    Hightstown will receive $250,000 from the state to help construct bike trails. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — For more than half a century, communities around the United States have looked for a less beaten path. Earlier this month, the borough received a quarter million dollars to help it find its own.    Last week, the Borough…

  • Little Tigers hockey team happy with bye

    By: Justin Feil    The Princeton High boys ice hockey team is 11-7-3, and has as many good wins as bad losses. Yet, PHS drew the No. 18 seed, and the top 20 teams get byes into the second round.    The Tigers will play No. 15 Roxbury at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at Mennan Arena, and with…

  • School budgets may be buried, not praised

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 28 By: Packet Editorial    If Julius Caesar had good reason to beware the Ides of March, the American taxpayer generally takes a similar view toward the Ides of April. There may be other auspicious dates we all remember — Dec. 7, 1941, Nov. 22, 1963, Sept. 11, 2001 — but only April…

  • Charter School to host first teachers’ conference

       As part of Princeton Charter School’s commitment to sharing good educational practices, the school is sponsoring its first annual professional development conference March 14.    The conference, to be held at the school’s Ewing Street site, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.    The conference is free and open to all New Jersey public…

  • Board must become fiscally responsible

    To the editor    I’d like to comment on the Board of Education’s request for a 6.7 percent increase to the school budget.    Does anyone on the board have any clue that the economy is in a recession? Of course not, they just keep digging into the bottomless pockets of the taxpayers of this town.    Look…

  • BACK PORCH: Everyone should kick back and celebrate Carnival

    BACK PORCH by Melissa Morgan: What you need to know if you think Mardi Gras is only about naked women and alcohol By: Melissa Morgan    It’s Carnival time! Well, at least in New Orleans it is.    This being the last week of Carnival season, Louisiana locals are breaking out their beads, fancy costumes and free…

  • No flooding problems after last week’s rain

    By:Alec Moore    The mountains of snow that were erected along roadsides and in parking lots in Hillsborough did not lead to any significant flooding when warmer temperatures and a heavy rainfall arrived late last week.    According to Department of Public Works Director Buck Sixt, the only flooding that did occur in Hillsborough was some minor…